The Snail Spirit Travels to the 1970s

When he first came, he thought it was not decent, and it was not nice to take a bath in the river in broad daylight. But after staying there for a long time, he didn't think it was a big deal. After all, taking a bath now was too inconvenient. He would sweat after taking a bath, and then sweat again when cleaning up. All his work for a long time was in vain.

Now Gu Zhao can take off his clothes and go to the river to take a bath as usual.

"I just got back today, and I smell all over from taking the train, so I thought I'd come here to take a shower." Tian Yuan stripped himself down to his underpants and went into the water little by little.

"It's different now that you're in the army. Look, your figure is much better than ours!" The others reached out and patted Tian Yuan on the shoulder.

The people bathing in the river now are about the same age as Tian Yuan. They are not young people in their twenties. They basically grew up together with Tian Yuan and are very familiar with Tian Yuan.

To be honest, their figures are all pretty good. After all, they have been doing farm work since they were young, and their muscles are very clear.

But he still can't compare with people like Tian Yuan who have received special training in the army. Tian Yuan even has abdominal muscles.

"You're not much worse than me. Look at your own arms, they're so strong!" Tian Yuan smiled and pinched his strong arms.

Tian Yuan talked to them for a while, then turned to Gu Zhao and said, "I heard that our brigade has quotas for workers, peasants and soldiers to attend college. Do you plan to go to college?"

Gu Zhao shook his head, "I don't plan to go."

He had hesitated before whether to choose this opportunity. After all, he had finished high school, and university was the place they had long dreamed of going to. And now this was the only way to go to university. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Even his grandfather, who knew about this, advised him to apply for the place. Gu Xingshu himself was a university professor and had an inexplicable obsession with university places. He always hoped that his grandson could go to college.

But Gu Zhao was worried about his grandfather being alone here. Although the people in the team had been very good to his grandfather over the years, his grandfather was so old. If he got sick and was not well taken care of, he might die. In the end, he decided to take care of his grandfather here.

Gu Xingshu was upset for several days because of the decision made by Gu Zhao, and he hardly talked to Gu Zhao. He was in poor health to begin with, and he was so angry that he fell ill again in the past few days.

Gu Zhao was even more certain that the decision he made was correct and that he should not leave Gu Xingshu. Seeing Gu Zhao like this, Gu Xingshu became even more angry at his own useless body.

Fortunately, it has been a long time since the incident. Even if Gu Xingshu is not happy about it, things have already happened and he has to accept it. His health has improved a lot, and Gu Zhao can feel more relieved.

When Tian Yuan saw Gu Zhao like this, he sighed in his heart and didn't say anything.

Gu Zhao was also happy not to mention this matter, and turned to ask Tian Yuan, "Why did you come back at this time? Did something happen in the army?"

In the past, Tian Yuan only had time to come back during the Chinese New Year, but this time he came back in the summer, which is a rare opportunity.

Tian Yuan smiled and winked at Gu Zhao playfully, "You'll know after a while!"

Gu Zhao had just asked casually, but seeing Tian Yuan's expression, he became curious. "Then I'll wait for you to tell me in person!"

Gu Zhao had been bathing in the river before Tian Yuan came. When Tian Yuan arrived, Gu Zhao had almost finished bathing. He stayed until this time just to say a few more words to Tian Yuan.

Now that the two of them had exchanged some updates, Gu Zhao, worried about Gu Xingshu, got up, put on his clothes and went back.

After Gu Zhao left, Tian Yuan quickly washed himself and rubbed the dirty clothes he had taken off.

Then he changed into new clothes and went home. Before he reached home, Tian Yuan smelled the aroma of stewed chicken in the air. Even his neighbor smiled when he saw him and said that he could eat meat as soon as he came back.

Tian Yuan smiled and said nothing. Although everyone was happy, they all knew that Old Lady Tian had killed one of her own chickens. Compared to chickens that could lay eggs all the time, even if they were craving for meat, they would never kill and eat their own chicken butts that could be sold for money.

When Tian Yuan arrived home, the food was already ready.

He hung the clothes up, washed his hands, went into the house and helped everyone put all the food on the table and prepare to eat.

Mrs. Tian specially stewed the chicken with gourd today. The gourd was a new gourd harvested this year. After peeling the outer skin, she cut the meat inside into slices and put them in to stew the chicken.

Tian Tian likes to eat this dish very much.

After the chicken was served, Tian Tian kept picking up the gourd inside to eat. Old Mrs. Tian said that Tian Tian was stupid and didn't know how to eat chicken, while picking up all the chicken wings and giving them to Tian Tian.

Tian Tian likes to eat live meat such as chicken wings, and everyone in her family knows it. They don’t think there is anything good about chicken wings which are full of bones except for a layer of skin.

They still think that chicken legs are full of meat, which makes them delicious.

As for the remaining Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo, Old Lady Tian gave each of them a chicken thigh. There were still two chicken drumsticks and a piece of breast meat left, so Old Lady Tian gave them all to Tian Yuan.

Most of the other people were eating bones with little meat, chicken necks, etc. But no one said that the meat was not delicious. After all, in this era, having a little meat to eat is already a blessing.

Everyone at the table was eating with their mouths full of grease. They ate up the chicken stewed with gourd vegetables in the pot. There was not even a trace of meat on the bones, and even the taste was gone.

Tian Yuan was also very happy with the meal. Although he could eat meat in the army, he always felt that the meat stewed outside was not as delicious as the meat stewed at home. Even the vegetables grown in the army were not as delicious as the small green vegetables grown at home.

After finishing the meal, everyone washed the dishes and prepared to go back to sleep. Tian Yuan was in the west room, laying out all the quilts.

After taking a shower, Lin Meiyu looked at the kang filled with quilts and felt a little worried, as her two children were growing older.

It seemed that Tian Yuan was old enough to get married and it was no longer suitable for him to live with them, but there was no other extra room in the house.

You could let them live in the cottage, but it's too small. It's fine for one person, but if two people live there, there will be no place to put their things.